The 6.8 Mw⯠Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people. Date: December 5, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2005 đ On This Day (Today)
The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there. Date: December 5, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2005 đ On This Day (Today)
Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji. Date: December 5, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2006 đ On This Day (Today)
Westroads Mall shooting: Nineteen-year-old Robert A. Hawkins kills nine people, including himself, with a WASR-10 at a Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska. Date: December 5, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2007 đ On This Day (Today)
Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others. Date: December 5, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2013 đ On This Day (Today)
Exploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched. Date: December 5, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2014 đ On This Day (Today)
The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Date: December 5, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 5 đ Events on this day in 2017 đ On This Day (Today)
Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Date: December 4, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 4 đ Events on this day in 1906 đ On This Day (Today)
The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. Date: December 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 4 đ Events on this day in 1909 đ On This Day (Today)
In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26â6. Date: December 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on December 4 đ Events on this day in 1909 đ On This Day (Today)